1880 census
Cheatham County
District 3 (T9-1247/24B)
William W Sterry, 29, Head, Farmer, born Tennessee, father born New York, mother born Tennessee
Lucy A Sterry, 31, Wife, Keeping House, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee
William E Sterry, 8, Son, Works on Farm, born Tennessee
Martha E Sterry, 6, Dau, At Home, born Tennessee
Sarah V Sterry, 4, Dau, At Home, born Tennessee

Shared note:Provisions for 'Anna and family' after the untimely death of Theodore were set aside by the court on 1 Jul 1883 - Ref: MBE [Marriage Book E] p. 142. [Anne Henges] 'Anna and family' implies Anna may have had children from her marriage to Theodore but names and birth dates have not been located.

William Williston Sterry sold his farm in 1884 of 88 acres in the District of Cheatham, Tennessee to his son-in-law J W Hudgins for the sum of 600 dollars to be paid in instalments over three years. They sold it back again for the same amount to William Sterry in 1888.
Unable to locate in any US Census.

1910 US Census
Civil District 14, Cheatham County
(1493/8A)
Hugh L Sterry, Head, 37, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, married 17 yrs, Farm laborer
Cora L Sterry, Wife, 33, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, married 17 yrs, 6 children 5 living
Sidney T Sterry, Son, 15, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, Farm laborer
Perly T Sterry, Son, 13, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, Farm Laborer
Tula M Sterry, Daur, 10, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Junius J Sterry, Son, 8, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Minnie E Sterry, Daur, 5, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
After Cora Lea died in 1917, Lawson put Ethel and Calvin in an ophanage until he remarried in November 1919. [As told to Carolyn Magruder by Ethel Evans nee Sterry]

1900 US Census
Civil District 4, Cheatham, Tennessee
Henry Stery, Head, 33, [born] Feb 1867, Tennessee, [married] 6 yrs, Farmer, [father born] Tennessee, [mother born] Tennessee
Mary A Stery, Wife, 26, [born] Feb 1874, Tennessee [married] 6 yrs, [father born] Tennessee, [mother born] Tennessee, 3 children, 3 living
Alvin T Stery, Son, 4, [born] Oct 1896, Tennessee, [father born] Tennessee, [mother born] Tennessee
Edher H Stery, Son, 3, [born] Mar 1897, Tennessee, [father born] Tennessee, [mother born] Tennessee
Marthie E Stery, Dau, 11/12, [born] Jun 1899, Tennessee, [father born] Tennessee, [mother born] Tennessee
1910 US Census
Civil District 14, Cheatham County
(1493/4A)
Henery K Sterry, Head, 43, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, married 15 yrs, Farmer
Mary Ann Sterry, Wife, 36, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, married 15 yrs, 5 children 4 living
Alvin Sterry, Son, 14, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Edgar H Sterry, Son, 13, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Martha E Sterry, Daur, 10, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Annie Lois, Daur, 7, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Early on, in our search for Sterry's, we met Miss Rowena Shearon. She knew all about Mary Ann and Henry. She said I reminded her so much of Miss Mary. "She was tall and thin like you." Henry was a tenant farmer. They lived in a house on the Thomasville Rd. at one time. She remembered Henry's funeral. It was held at Mary Ann's parents house - outside. It was hot, and everyone walked across the road to the Cemetery. Mary A. and the children moved in with her sister (Felts) After their mother remarried, we think Edgar Horace moved in with the Harris family and Elizabeth and Lois moved in with Mary Ann's brother Melvin Fox. Alvin left home and joined the Army.
Miss Rowena said Henry walked with a cane, and had the "Sterry hair" - white - literally at an early age. Miss Rowena's parents took their children to say "good bye" to Miss Mary just before she died. She had TB but she really died of pneumonia. [Carolyn Magruder, Sep 2011]

Note:According to Walter Smith in his update dated 7 Sep 1991 and titled All We Know About William Williston Sterry his estate was settled on 5 Sep 1896 at Cheatham County, T A Woodson, administrator. William was a resident of Sycamore in Tennessee and he died intestate.

1900 US Census
Tennessee
(Davidson County)
Civil District 24 (139/7A)
Edward Sterry, 27, Head, Married 3 yrs, born Jul 1872 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farm Laborer
Mary Sterry, 26, Wife, Married 3 yrs, born May 1874 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, 2 children 2 living
Lucy Sterry, 2, Daughter, born Mar 1998 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Jessie Sterry, 3mths, Son, born Mar 1900 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
1910 US Census
Civil District 14, Davidson County(1497/1B)
W E Sterry, Head, 37, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, married 10 yrs, Farmer
Mary Sterry, Wife, 36, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, married 10 yrs, 5 children 4 living
Lucy Sterry, Daur, 12, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Eugene Sterry, Son, 7, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Ailine Sterry, Daur, 4, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Vallie Sterry, Daur, 2, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
1920 census
Robertson County
Mary Sterry, Head, 46, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-360)
Eugene Sterry, Son, 17, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-361)
Alline Sterry, Daur, 14, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-361)
Vallie M Sterry, Daur, 12, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-361)
Ray Sterry, Son, 9, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-361)
Lee W Sterry, Daur, 6, born Tennessee, Mother born: Tennessee, Father born: Tennessee (reF:D12-361)
(Source: Ancestry.com: Tennesse Census 1920)
1930 census
District 12, Robertson, Tennessee
Mary Sterry, Head, 54, Widow, aged 23 at first marriage, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee
Eugene Sterry, Son, Single, 26, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, Farmer
Ray Sterry, 19, Single, Son, born Tennessee, Father born New York, Mother born Tennessee, Farm helper
In1900 the family moved onto land owned by William’s father. They next moved to the Hugh Earhardt place where they lived during 1901 and 1902. William purchased the Earhardt farm probably using a legacy from his father. But he lost it and was never to possess land of his own again. This event seemed to mark the beginning of a pattern of tenant farming
and moving which would continue throughout their lives. Edward next moved to the Barry Binkley farm where they were living in 1903-04. In 1905 and 1906 they were tenants on the John Harper place where Aileen was born. The family moved next to the land owned by Gil Reasoner where Vallie Mae was born. The next two years were spent on the Charlie Eggstine place in Joelton. In 1910 and 1911 they moved to the Theodore Lavandick farm and William Ray was born there. When Launa was born in 1912 they were living on the George Bracey place. In 1913 they moved to the Belle Newland Place and then to the John Harper land in 1914 where Edward Sterry died. He has no gravestone other than a small concrete base made by his son, Raymond, with “Sterry” scratched in it. Edward’s widow, Mary, managed to support the family now ranging in age from one and a half to Sixteen and they eked out a living as share croppers. In 1915 they lived on the Jim Greer place on the ridge near Ivy Point Church. From here they moved to the Charles Wingo place in Perigen Hollow where Lucy and Tracy Robb married in 1916. No information is available as to where the family lived after Vallie Mae was married in 1926 until about 1935 when Gene, Ray and their mother lived at the Woodard place on Greer road about one mile from Ridgetop. After the death of Tracy Robb in 1937, Lucy and her two children lived with Mary and her two sons at the Woodard place from just before Christmas until early spring 1938. In 1938 Mary and her two sons lived in the Smiley Hollow at the Morgan place. They then lived one summer at the old Adams place east of Ridgetop and then moved to the E E Robb farm and lived in the house that was called the “Old Place”. [Tracy Robb]

1880 census
Cheatham County
District 3 (T9-1247/24B)
William W Sterry, 29, Head, Farmer, born Tennessee, father born New York, mother born Tennessee
Lucy A Sterry, 31, Wife, Keeping House, born Tennessee, father born Tennessee, mother born Tennessee
William E Sterry, 8, Son, Works on Farm, born Tennessee
Martha E Sterry, 6, Dau, At Home, born Tennessee
Sarah V Sterry, 4, Dau, At Home, born Tennessee

1900 US Census
(Davidson County) (139/7A)
Civil District 24
William Sterry, 68, Head, Married 30 yrs, born Jan 1833 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farmer
Nanie Sterry, 55, Wife, Married 30 yrs, born May 1845 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, 12 children 12 living
Bob Sterry, 15, Son, born Feb 1885 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farm laborer
Mary Sterry, 14, Daughter, born May 1896 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Rosie Sterry, 10, Daughter, born Sep 1889 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Charley Sterry, 9, Son, born Apr 1891 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Henry Sterry, 7, Son, born Jan 1893 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
James Sterry, 5, Son, born Aug 1894 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Persey Sterry, 4, Son, born JUn 1895 Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
1910 US Census
Civil District 14, Davidson County
(1497/8A)
Mrs Nannie Sterry, Head, 45, born Tennessee, Widow, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, 6 children 6 living, Farmer
Charley Sterry, Son, 18, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farm laborer
Henry Sterry, Son, 16, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farm laborer
Jas Sterry, Son, 14, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee, Farm laborer
Percy Sterry, Son, 12, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee
Willimine Sterry, Dau, 7, born Tennessee, Father born Tennessee, Mother born Tennessee

Shared note

Our homeplace on Jackman Road in Joelton, Tennessee was bought by William Williston Sterry in August 1896. Six generations have lived there including two of my grandchildren. [Wanda Sterry Boyte, Facebook, 16 Jan 2017]